Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Engineer

Job Description

This role involves leading hardware design for new product development, focusing predominantly on analog circuit design. You will oversee the entire product lifecycle from concept through schematic, PCB layout, design for manufacturing, testing, and release. This position also includes mentoring early-career engineers and acting as a technical leader. Collaboration is essential, as you will work closely with mechanical, firmware, manufacturing, and test engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design analog and digital circuits, PCB layouts, and system-level architectures.
• Support development of PoE products, Ethernet cable testers, underground locators, and instrumentation hardware.
• Conduct hands-on troubleshooting using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and analyzers.
• Evaluate new technologies and contribute to product innovation.
• Create comprehensive design documentation including requirements, performance specifications, safety guidelines, and test plans.
• Participate in stage-gate product introduction and cross-functional project reviews.
• Engage with customers during testing and validation to provide technical support.
• Work independently with minimal direction within a small, fast-moving engineering team.

Essential Skills

• Strong analog hardware design experience, particularly in instrumentation, power supplies, and signal conditioning.
• Proficiency in using Altium for PCB design.
• 10–15 years of engineering experience, with a focus on leadership and mentorship.
• Proven ability to design products from scratch through to release, including design for manufacturing.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and hands-on laboratory experience

This is a Permanent position based out of Vista, CA.

The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $170000.00/yr.

• A position within an established company • Medical, dental, and vision coverage • Paid sick time, and vacation • Traditional and Roth 401(k) investment options, with partial company matching contribution

This is a fully onsite position in Vista,CA.

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 23, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.